Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, Pioneer Of Oral Rehydration Therapy, Dies In Kolkata

Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, Pioneer Of Oral Rehydration Therapy, Dies In Kolkata

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Category : Obituaries Published on: October 19 2022

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  • Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis, the epoch-making doctor, who pioneered the use of oral rehydration theory for the treatment of diarrhoeal diseases and the development of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) passed away in Kolkata yesterday. 
  • Dr. Mahalanabis proved the effectiveness of ORS in cholera patients at a refugee camp in Bongaon, West Bengal, during the 1971 War.
  • Dr. Mahalanabis was made a member of the WHO’s Diarrhoeal Disease Control Programme in 1983 for over five years.
  • Oral rehydration therapy is a solution used to prevent and treat dehydration.
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